Reviews
O Céu É Velho Há Muito Tempo
Starting of with a ringing guitar chord that seems to signal dread, the latest from Brazil's Lucas Santtana is inextricably...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2019
Braquage de Pouvoir
A quarter of a century on since he emerged from Ivory Coast with his spectacular international debut Mangercratie, Tiken Jan...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2023
Mazal
Aziz Sahmaoui & The University of Gnawa
The first University of Gnawa release came in 2011, when Sahmaoui, a founder of Orchestre National de Barbès, brought together...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Reise
If further proof were needed that some of the best new music inspired by tradition is currently coming out of...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2013
The Whiting’s on the Wall
Paul Sartin and Paul Hutchinson just can’t help themselves. If ever one tune reminds them of another - for even...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: June/2014
Problemas
For their first studio album since 2010's Grammy-winning El Existential, this Austin nine-piece have abandoned their DIY approach and contracted...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2016
El Violento
‘El Violento’? Julio Ernesto Estrada, aka Fruko, who ran for Colombia’s senate in 2013? One hopes not. The veteran of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/February/2024
Kenya-Congo Connection: From the Archives of Audio Productions, Nairobi, Kenya
There are several compilations of East African recordings that show the strong link between Congolese guitar-band music and bands located...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Taiko Do: Echo of the Soul
As we saw in the March issue (#155), the craze for Japanese taiko drumming is far reaching. KyoShinDo are a...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: June/2020
Beginner’s Guide to Latin America
‘Ay, caramba!’, how do you do a beginn¬er’s guide to the music of more than 30 countries, with more than...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2012
